# Apple and Spotify are sleepwalking into an AI music crisis – and The Velvet Sundown mess shows they need to act fast

> The first time I heard The Velvet Sundown’s album Dust and Silence on Spotify, I thought to myself, hmm, that’s not too bad.

- **Source:** [TechRadar](https://www.techradar.com/computing/artificial-intelligence/apple-and-spotify-are-sleepwalking-into-an-ai-music-crisis-and-the-velvet-sundown-mess-shows-they-need-to-act-fast?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=68655124feaeb110c4716878)
- **Published:** 2025-07-02
- **Category:** Computers & IT
- **Tags:** #apple #music #spotify #sundown #velvet #crisis #fast #mess
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